The BEATLES

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In 1980 liet John Lennon zich in een interview enigszins denigrerend uit over het nummer:
"It was a throwaway. The only two versions of the song were Ringo and the Rolling Stones. That shows how much importance we put on it: We weren't going to give them anything great, right?"
"Het was een weggevertje. De enige twee versies van het nummer waren van Ringo en The Rolling Stones. Dat bewijst wel hoeveel belang we eraan hechtten: We zouden ze nooit iets geweldigs geven, toch?"

Uit Wikipedia:
The Beatles, who incorporated the techniques of concrète into their recordings,
were responsible for popularizing the concept of backmasking.
Singer John Lennon and producer George Martin both claimed they discovered the
backward recording technique during the recording of 1966's Revolver; specifically
the album tracks "Tomorrow Never Knows" and "I'm Only Sleeping," and the single "Rain".
Lennon stated that, while under the influence of marijuana, he accidentally played
the tapes for "Rain" in reverse, and enjoyed the sound. The following day he shared the
results with the other Beatles, and the effect was used first in the guitar solo for
"Tomorrow Never Knows", and later in the coda of "Rain".According to Martin,
the band had been experimenting with changing the speeds of and reversing the
"Tomorrow Never Knows" tapes, and Martin got the idea of reversing Lennon's vocals
and guitar, which he did with a clip from "Rain". Lennon then liked the effect and
kept it.Regardless, "Rain" was the first song to feature a backmasked
message: "Sunshine ... Rain ...... When the rain comes, they run and hide their heads"; the last line is the reversed first verse of the song).

Uit Wikipedia:
The Beatles were involved in the spread of backmasking both as a recording technique and as the center of a
controversy. The latter has its roots in an event in 1969, when WKNR-FM DJ Russ Gibb
received a phone call from a student at Eastern Michigan University who identified himself
as "Tom". The caller asked Gibb about a rumor that Beatle Paul McCartney had died, and
claimed that the Beatles song "Revolution 9" contained a backward message confirming the
rumor. Gibb played the song backwards on his turntable, and heard "Turn me on, dead man ... turn me on, dead man ... turn me on, dead man..."